The Daily Star | Lebanon mulls limiting Syrian refugee influx The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon is considering placing restrictions on Syrian refugee arrivals to the country as it struggles to cope with over a million people who have already crossed its border due to the conflict next door. The announcement came Wednesday after a ... Assad army retakes control of strategic Lebanon-bordering Qusayr Syria civil war: President Assad's army regains control of strategic Lebanon ... War Next Door Challenges Hezbollah's Role in Lebanon |
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) International | Dispatch: Neighbor Against Neighbor in Northern Lebanon PBS NewsHour TRIPOLI, Lebanon -- Walk the streets of the adjacent neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen in the Lebanese city of Tripoli and you will find some similarities. Many businesses are shuttered. Residents have built barriers from sandbags and ... Lebanon army moves to address thorny situation in Tripoli Lebanon: Abundant medical needs among Syrian refugees and victims of local ... Fighters exchange fire in Lebanon's Tripoli |
The Daily Star | Banks struggle to maintain high profits The Daily Star During the first four months of 2013, Lebanon's banking sector saw the same growth pattern in its activity, which remained more or less moderate within the context of relatively tough operating conditions locally as well as regionally. Banking sector ... |
The Daily Star | Lebanon considers limiting Syrian refugee influx The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon is considering restricting Syrian refugee arrivals to the country as it struggles to cope with the more than a half million people who have already crossed its border, a statement issued Wednesday by President Michel Sleiman's office said. |
Kim saves Korea's blushes in Lebanon Fifa.com Kim Chi Woo scored in the final minutes of injury time to earn a 1-1 draw for overwhelming favourites Korea Republic. His goal denies Lebanon a famous win in Beirut in their 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Asian zone Group A qualifier on Tuesday. Hassan ... |
Syria, like Iraq and Lebanon, is on path toward sectarian split MiamiHerald.com DARKUSH, Syria -- The men from the last Alawite family in the northern Syrian town of Darkush have been kidnapped twice. The Saleh men were fortunate both times: They were released by rebels who'd suspected them of being agents for the government of ... |
The Daily Star | Gulf Arab states warn against travel to Lebanon The Daily Star KUWAIT: Gulf Arab countries issued a travel warning for Lebanon on Wednesday, telling their citizens to avoid what is a popular tourist destination for the region after a spillover of violence from neighbouring Syria. Sectarian violence fuelled by ... Al-Zayani calls on GCC nationals not to travel to Lebanon |
Lebanon Faces 'Severe Risk' of Civil War Next Year, IHS Says Bloomberg Lebanon may descend into civil war as early as next year as Syria's conflict spreads in the region and the collapse of government authority accelerates, according to research firm IHS. “The state is already barely able to enforce its remit and it will ... |
Syria rebels battle Hezbollah in Lebanon Aljazeera.com At least one member of Lebanon's Hezbollah group has been killed overnight in clashes with Syrian rebels in Lebanon's eastern border region. Lebanese security sources reported the death on Sunday, saying that about 15 rebels had also been killed in the ... |
The Daily Star | Idriss: Syria rebels ready to move battles into Lebanon The Daily Star BEIRUT: Salim Idriss, the commander of the Syrian rebel forces, warned Wednesday that fighters seeking to oust President Bashar Assad could target Hezbollah in Lebanon if authorities failed to put a stop to the resistance group's activities in Syria. |